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ALBUQUERQUE — The city of Albuquerque is investigating the deaths of two dogs that had been picked up by an animal control officer.
The mayor’s spokesman says the dogs were picked up Monday afternoon at the request of Albuquerque police. They were in the back of a dog “pickup unit” while the officer went on another call. When the officer came back, the Albuquerque Journal reports, he found the dogs lethargic and unresponsive. He took them to the city’s chief vet, but they died.
Mayoral spokesman Chris Ramirez says the city is investigating whether the air conditioning unit for the back of the truck was on, and whether it malfunctioned.

Corvette Club
The Atomic City Corvette Club will present its fifth annual “Corvettes in the Jemez Club” Saturday on Main Street as part of Chamberfest.

DPU meeting
The Board of Public Utilities will meet at 5:30 p.m. June 15 at 170 Central Park Square.

Chamberfest
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the community is invited to come downtown to enjoy music, dance blow-up playgrounds, a giant sand pile for kids, car show and other family friendly entertainment.

Councilor Jim Hall announced late Wednesday that he will be sworn into office as House District 43 Representative Friday during a special ceremony at 4:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. Hall will fill the unexpired term of Jeannette Wallace, who passed away last month. A reception in his honor will follow.
Hall will remain on the council until the end of the June 14 Work Session in White Rock (7 p.m. in White Rock Fire Station #3). As discussed during Tuesday night’s Council meeting, State law would permit Hall to serve in both positions; however, he has elected to step down from his council position following Tuesday’s meeting.

“Our current flood hazard maps, showing the flood hazard boundaries for the county, were revised Sept. 1, 1987,” Zimmerman said. “In September of 2005, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) started what they called the map modernization, a nationwide program to go through and correct mapping errors.”

A woman walked into the Los Alamos County Community Development Department recently to find out if she was required to be licensed to open a traveling teeth whitening business.

Her intent was to go door-to-door to homes in Los Alamos and White Rock to administer chemicals into people’s mouths to whiten their teeth.

“I contacted the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department and found out that the woman not only needed to be licensed, but she also needed to be a dentist,” said Steve Bruegger, the acting director of the CDD.

Dr. Rick Posada of Posada Dental Works at 152 Central Park Square has been practicing dentistry for 15 years and his services include teeth whitening.

A woman walked into the Los Alamos County Community Development Department recently to find out if she was required to be licensed to open a traveling teeth whitening business.
Her intent was to go door-to-door to homes in Los Alamos and White Rock to administer chemicals into people’s mouths to whiten their teeth.
“I contacted the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department and found out that the woman not only needed to be licensed, but she also needed to be a dentist,” said Steve Bruegger, the acting director of the CDD.
Dr. Rick Posada of Posada Dental Works at 152 Central Park Square has been practicing dentistry for 15 years and his services include teeth whitening.

Local resident Alison Walters gives the plants at Mesa Public Library a little boost to survive between waterings. It has not rained in Los Alamos for a while. But the county is not eligible for assistance yet. Earlier this week, The U.S. Department of Agriculture had designated 15 counties in New Mexico as natural disaster areas because of drought, making them eligible for federal assistance to deal with drought, high winds and wildfires.
The counties under the declaration are Chaves, Catron, Curry, DeBaca, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lea, Luna, Otero, Quay, Roosevelt, Sierra, and Socorro.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mel Gibson’s ex-girlfriend has asked an appeals court to disqualify the Oscar winner’s attorneys handling a bitter custody dispute because she consulted with one of their partners in a paternity dispute with another actor.
Attorneys for Oksana Grigorieva asked the California 2nd District Court of Appeal to intervene in the case on Monday. They sought to either disqualify Gibson’s attorneys or require a judge hearing the case to review records of the Russian musician’s dealings with the firm.
Grigorieva met with a partner in the firm of Kolodny and Anteau in 2008 at Gibson’s suggestion, while she was dealing with custody issues involving her son with British actor Timothy Dalton, according to court filings.